Bardo Gymnasium

Constructed in 1939 as part of Williamsport High School, Bardo Gymnasium is named for Lewis H. Bardo, who served as dean of applied arts and sciences at Williamsport Area Community College until his death in 1967 after a career in toolmaking, vocational instruction, and leadership at Williamsport Technical Institute. The gym has hosted intercollegiate and intramural sports, physical education classes, special events, and home competitions for Wildcat basketball, volleyball, and wrestling teams, and it also held commencement ceremonies before the college acquired the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. Its history is tied to the postsecondary vocational technical program conducted within the Williamsport Area School District from 1914 to 1941, officially named Williamsport Technical Institute in 1941, and continued in Williamsport High School facilities after becoming Williamsport Area Community College in 1965; that institution later became Pennsylvania College of Technology in 1989.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania · United States